He told Listin Diario, a newspaper in the Dominican Republic, earlier this month (article is in Spanish) that he wanted to spend more time with his teenage son, Vladimir Jr., a budding ballplayer. Guerrero also said the two surgeries he had on his right knee played a role.

The 38-year-old Guerrero hadn’t played in the majors since 2011 with the Baltimore Orioles. He ended his career with 449 home runs, a .318/.379/.553 slash line, and 2,590 hits.